Northwest Coast
Name 3 of the Northwest Coast Tribes
Haida
Chinook
Makah
Kwakiutl
Nez Perce
Name 3 California-Intermountain tribes
Shoshones
Paiutes
Miwoks
Pomos
Name 3 Arctic tribes
Aleut
Yupik
Inuit
What is a potlatch? What is it used to celebrate?
A Northwest celebration that lasted days and included a grand feast and lavish gifts.
Used to celebrate wealth, status, marriage, important people, loved ones, leadership, animal spirits.
What shelter did the Northwest Coast tribes live in?
Plankhouse
What were the California-Intermountain shelters made from?
Thick redwood bark piled against a center pole that looked like upside down ice cream cones
What shelter did the Arctic tribes live in?
Igloo
Name the three 3 regions that had tribes who were nomadic
Arctic
Great Plains
California Intermountain
Who ruled the Northwest tribes clans?
Wealthy people
What did the Pomos use as money?
Beads from shells
What natural resource was important to the Arctic tribe?
Whales - they were used for meat, clothing, and tools
Which regions did not grow the crops?
Arctic - too cold, nomadic
Great Plains - nomadic
Northwest Coast - didn't have to; abundant natural resources
What is a Shaman and what did he do?
He was a medicine man who was thought to control spiritual forces. He could use magic to help cure the sick.
True or false: the California Intermountain tribes were nomadic
True
True or False: the Arctic tribes were nomads
True
Which regions relied on one animal for many resources?
Great Plains - buffalo
Arctic - whales
What were totem poles used for and what did they represent?
Totem poles were used to represent a clan.
The animals and symbols on the totem pole each represented something in the creator's life.
Each carving had a 3 part story.
They were used for display, personal identity, and ceremonies.
What did the California Intermountain tribes eat?
rabbits, insects, berries, deer, birds, fish, clams
Arctic tribes believed in Animism. What is Animism?
The belief that all natural objects have souls and spirits
Which region lived in shelters that housed multiple families?
Eastern Woodlands - longhouses
Southwest - pueblos